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A Unified Pictures/Dog Pond Production

in association with Amberdale Productions and Bron Studios

In Theaters and Available on Digital HD & On Demand October 17, 2014

Directed by WILLIAM H. MACY

Written by CASEY TWENTER & JEFF ROBISON & WILLIAM H. MACY

Produced by KEITH KJARVAL, BRAD GREINER

Starring , , , with GOMEZ and

Rated R for language

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When a man trying to forget his past stumbles across a box of unpublished music from his former life, he forms a small band which experiences local success and ultimately changes his life.

Synopsis

In William H. Macy’s moving directorial debut RUDDERLESS, Billy Crudup plays Sam, a former high-profile advertising executive whose life is torn apart by the sudden death of his son. Living off the grid on a docked sailboat, he wastes away his days while drowning his pain in alcohol. When Sam discovers a box filled with his son's demo tapes and lyrics, his own child’s musical talent is a revelation for him, a grieving father who felt he’d been absent from his son’s life. Communing with his deceased son’s dashed dreams, Sam learns each song and eventually musters the will to perform one at a local bar. When Quentin, a young musician in the audience, is captivated by , the unlikely duo forms a rock band that becomes surprisingly popular and revitalizes both of their lives.

Crudup, who gives a searing performance, leads an exemplary cast that includes Anton Yelchin as Quentin, , Laurence Fishburne and Felicity Huffman. With RUDDERLESS, William H. Macy has gifted us with a poignant and inspirational musical drama about the power of love, forgiveness and redemption.

RUDDERLESS had its world-premiere at the 2014 , where it was the closing night film.

3 Director’s Statement

I’ve been an for forty years, and in that time I’ve had a front row seat to watch some of the finest directors in this business at work. And as I took on the task of directing RUDDERLESS, my first feature, I kept wondering how I would say “action.” (Tell the truth and shame the devil.) I’ve seen a lot of different styles and none of them seemed to fit me. I know simply says a quiet “ok.” As it turned out, I didn’t say action at all, the First AD did. That was fine by me because I had a full plate. I was prepared to be out of my comfort zone, but this was more like being dragged behind a truck. Everyone told me directing was a monstrous amount of work, and everyone was right. It was the most exhausting, intense and overwhelming thing I’ve ever done. It was also the most thrilling, rewarding and invigorating thing I’ve ever done. I fell in love with this business all over again. And now, all I want to do is direct.

Casey Twenter and Jeff Robison wrote the script, and I liked it immediately. It was an important story; it had music and humor and great characters. I called Casey, on April 1st as it turned out, and told him I’d like to do it. Casey called Jeff and had some difficulty convincing him that he wasn’t pulling an April Fools gag. We spent about two years tweaking the script and trying to get it produced. Everything came together when we sent it to Keith Kjarval to produce. Keith put all the pieces together quickly, so after two years, I was suddenly behind schedule.

One of the major characters in the film is the music. “Sam” (Billy Crudup) loses his son Josh (Miles Heizer) to gun violence, and we only see the son in three brief scenes at the beginning. Josh’s songs are all Sam has left of his son, and as the script developed, of those songs became set pieces in the film. I knew that if those songs weren’t good, the film would never recover. Liz Gallacher came on as musical advisor and put the word out in the indie rock world that we were looking for songs. I wrote a letter to accompany the script and described what I was looking for. I said (without apology) that I wanted pop songs, with a verse and chorus and bridge, and that I wanted one to be able to hum the “hook” after just one hearing. In the script we put place holders for each song and described what we thought the song should be about, and I was adamant that I wanted funny, subversive and off beat lyrics to better describe who Josh was. The first song I settled on was called “Home” by Simon Steadman and Charlton Pettus. (Actually, two songs were submitted called “Home” and both dealt with trying to get back home and I thought, well that’s a sign.) I listened to more songs by Simon and Charlton. Charlton had written a song called “I’m An Asshole.” I decided these were my guys. They stayed on for the whole film; we did our pre-records in Charlton’s garage. They are the reason the music in the film is so good.

There are only about twelve minutes of score in the film and wrote it. After adding Eef’s score to one of the scenes, it became my favorite in the film. Eef’s instrument of choice is a baritone Ukulele, which won my heart. In one of the scenes, I asked him for a type soaring crescendo. Eef emailed me his idea, played on his uke and accompanied by his falsetto. That took some imagination on my part. I flew to Nashville and we recorded Eef’s score in five days.

I still don’t know how we shot so much movie on our budget, and Keith swears it was all legal. One day, I showed for one of our bigger scenes and Chris Stull, our designer, was putting the last touches on the set - a huge rock ‘n roll stage, with giant speakers

4 and curtains and lights and trucks. We blocked off the entire street, and there were vendors lining the street and it was a real block party rock show. He said, “What do you think this cost?” I guessed 75 grand and he said lower, so I guessed 25 grand and he shook his head. I said “Was it free?” He said we made five grand on the scene because he had sold advertising rights to Mustang Beer and everything else was free.

I’m moved when I remember how hard everyone worked on this film. The fourth week of shooting, I looked at my cinematographer, Eric Lin, and there was something odd about him. It took me a while to realize what it was: he was sitting down. I think that was the only time I ever saw him sit in 25 days.

As with most indies, I never really finished any part of the film – I simply ran out of time. John Axelrad edited the film, and he also taught me a tremendous amount about directing. John and I were cutting up to the day they took the equipment away.

Above all, we sang. There is a lot of music in RUDDERLESS, and we kicked off production with a Karaoke party that has attained legendary status. There were guitars on set all the time, and of course, my ukulele.

I hope you get to see the film. Prepare to lose your heart to Billy Crudup. His last moment in the film is one of those cinematic gems you wait your whole life for. Billy and Anton Yelchin are so perfect and delightful you’ll want to bottle them. And thank goodness I knew enough to shut up and just roll the cameras when Felicity Huffman and Billy did their scenes. I won’t tell you Laurence Fishburne is an icon because it would piss him off, but Fish is an icon. Selena Gomez, Ben Kweller, Kate Micucci – I don’t know how we got so lucky on the casting.

One night after shooting for fourteen hours, I was so exhausted I had trouble climbing into the van to go back to the hotel, when the driver’s walkie talkie squawked. A transpo-guy, who had been at work for eighteen hours, asked if anyone could help him load a cart onto a stake bed. In two seconds, three cheerful voices came back, “You got it, Jimmy,” and “I’m on my way,” and “No problem, partner.” What a business. God willing, I’ll get to work with these wonderful people again.

Wm H. Macy ,

5 Cast

Billy Crudup

Equally memorable on the stage and screen, BILLY CRUDUP has earned critical accolades throughout his career for his consistently lauded performances.

Crudup can currently be seen alongside Ian McKellen, and in ’s “No Man’s Land” and Samuel Beckett’s “” in reparatory.

In 2014, Crudup will be seen in ’s crime thriller, “Blood Ties” co-starring , and and in the William H. Macy directed “Rudderless” alongside Anton Yelchin, Laurence Fishburne and Felicity Huffman.

Crudup made his motion picture debut in ’s “Sleepers”, opposite , and Jason Patric, followed by ’s “Everyone Says I Love You”, and Pat O’Connor’s “”. Crudup played the leading role in critically acclaimed “Without Limits”, the story of legendary long distance runner Steven Prefontaine, for which he won the National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance of the Year.

He starred in the critically acclaimed “Jesus’ Son” opposite , and Denis Leary, which earned him an Independent Spirit Award nomination, and he reunited with in the acclaimed “Waking The Dead”. Crudup also starred in ’s Academy Award®-winning “” along with Frances McDormand and .

Crudup’s other film credits include: the box office hit “Eat Pray Love” starring alongside , , and ; ’s “Public Enemies” alongside and ; Zack Synder’s “”; “Charlotte ” opposite ; ’s fantasy tale, “Big Fish”; “Stage Beauty”; “Trust The Man” with ; J.J. Abrams’ “Mission Impossible 3” opposite ; and Robert De Niro’s “The Good Sheperd” alongside and .

Crudup won a “Best Performance by a Featured Actor” Tony for his role in the Broadway production of “The Cast of Utpoia”. He also received Tony nominations for his roles in “”, “” and “”.

He made his Broadway debut as Septimus Hodge in ’s “Arcadia”, directed by Trevor Nunn, which won him several awards, including the Outer Critics Circle Award for “Outstanding Debut of an Actor” and a Theater World Award. He was also honored with the Clarence Derwent Award from Actor’s Equity for “Outstanding Broadway Debut”.

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His other stage credits include, ’s “Bus Stop” and in the Roundabout Theater’s production of “”, which earned him a Drama Desk nomination. He appeared in “Oedipus” with Frances McDormand, starred in the Shakespeare Festival production of “Measure for Measure” at the in , and starred in the off-Broadway run of “The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui” opposite and .

Crudup received his Masters of Fine Arts from and also attended the University of at Chapel Hill. He resides in .

Anton Yelchin

Anton Yelchin is one of the Hollywood’s most sought after young . With highly acclaimed performances in “”, “”, “ Salvation”, “The Beaver” and “Charlie Bartlett”, Anton has quickly become a household name.

2013 has been a busy year for Anton. He reprised his role as ‘’ in Paramount’s “Star Trek Into the Darkness” and his role as ‘Clumsy Smurf’ in ’s “Smurfs 2”. Anton also voiced the lead character in the English version of the film “”.

Most recently he completed filming “Cymbeline” alongside and , which is a modern day telling of the story by . Prior to that Anton starred for director William H. Macy in “Rudderless” alongside Laurence Fishburne, Billy Crudup and Felicity Huffman and in “5 to 7” with and .

Anton has also completed filming ’s film “Only Lovers Left Alive” in which he stars alongside , and Mia Wasikowska, which premiered at the this spring, and he wrapped production on “Broken Horses” with Vincent D’Onofrio and .

Anton is currently filming “Burying the Ex” for director .

Anton received critical acclaim for his starring role in Doremus’ film “Like Crazy” for which he was honored with the “Artist to Watch” Award at 2011 Aspen Film Festival and the “Hollywood Spotlight Award” at the 2011 Hollywood Film Festival.

Anton also garnered praise from critics for his performance as ‘Porter Black’ in “The Beaver” co-starring with and director .

Anton’s film credits include a starring role opposite and Tony Collete in Disney/Dreamworks thriller “”; he voiced the character of ‘Albino Pirate’ in animated feature, “The Pirates Band of Misfits”, starring Hugh Grant and Salma Hayek;

7 he starred as ‘Kyle Reese’ in “” opposite Christian Bale and Sam Worthington and he starred in “Charlie Bartlett” as a title character opposite Robert Downey Jr.

Additional include “” opposite ; “Hearts in Atlantis” opposite ; “Fierce People” opposite ; “Middle of Nowhere” opposite ; “House of D” opposite Williams and “New York, I Love You” with all the stars cast.

Anton has also appeared on some of television’s most critically acclaimed dramas including the Showtime series “Huff” for two seasons and guest starring roles on “” and “Law and Order.”

Felicity Huffman

Felicity Huffman earned an Academy Award nomination for her performance in “Transamerica,” as well as a Golden Globe Award and Independent Spirit Award for the same role. Huffman has also been honored with an Emmy and a Award for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role on “.” Huffman is a founding member of the , an off- Broadway theater company where she was also featured in numerous plays. Her company “Velocity” produces both television and theater. She is the coauthor of PRACTICAL HANDBOOK FOR THE BOYFRIEND. Huffman resides in with her two kids and her husband, fellow actor and director William H. Macy.

Jamie Chung

Jamie Chung was born and raised in the bay area. Jamie is quickly becoming one of Hollywood’s most sought after young actresses. She was recently seen in the indie “Eden” playing the title role, which premiered at SXSW. The film won the Narrative Audience Award and Jamie received the Special Jury Award for her performance. This past year she appeared in an arch on ABC’s “Once Upon A Time”, starred in “Knife Fight” opposite that premiered at the Film Festival, Columbia’s “” alongside Joseph Gordon Levitt and , Universal’s “Man With The Iron Fist” with . She was seen in 2011 as “Amber” in ’s film “Suckerpunch” opposite , Emily Browning, Jena Malone and Abbie Cornish. She also starred in the record breaking hit “The Hangover Part II”. Jamie’s previous film credits include “The Hangover Part III”, Summit’s “Sorority Row”, Twentieth Century Fox’s “Dragonball”, Sony’s “Grown Ups”, and the indie “Burning Palms” to name a few. She will next be seen in “Johnson”, “Sin City 2: A Dame To Kill For” (8/22/14), “Flock Of Dudes” (2014), “Rudderless” (2014) directed by William H. Macy, and Disney animated film “Big Hero 6” as well as in NBC’s midseason new show “Believe”, produced by JJ Abrams.

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Selena Gomez

A Dallas native, Selena Gomez made her mark playing in the hit series “,” which premiered in 2007. With the success of the series Selena became an internationally known actress with a legion of fans. Gomez and her cast mates won two Emmys for Outstanding Children’s Program in 2009 and 2010. Earlier this year, Gomez reprised her role in the highly anticipated television movie, The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex.

Gomez co-stars in “” opposite James Franco and Vanessa Hudgens. The film was released in March and proved to be her most challenging role to date. She landed her first feature film in 2003, when she was cast in “Spy Kids 3-D Game Over.” Other films include: Fox’s “,” “Monte Carlo” and the Sony animated film, “,” to which she lent her voice. Most recently, Gomez released “The Getaway” opposite Ethan Hawke for producer Joel Silver.

Signed to in 2009, Selena released her debut “Kiss & Tell” which was certified Gold. Two more Gold followed: “A Year Without ” and most recently “When Goes Down.” With the success of the albums Gomez has garnered over 8 million singles sold in the US and achieved 3 number one singles on Billboard’s Dance Chart. She is currently on her first world tour upon completion of her fourth album, which released in July.

Selena has branched out into fashion with the debut of her successful Dream Out Loud clothing line for K Mart and recently launched her first fragrance “Selena Gomez” for Macy’s. Charity and giving back have always been important to Gomez and she is a proud UNICEF Ambassador.

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence J. Fishburne III has achieved an impressive body of work not only as an actor but as a producer and director. In 1992, he won a Tony, a Drama Desk Award, an Outer Critic's Circle Award and a Theater World Award for his portrayal of Sterling Johnson in 's "Two Trains Running." His appearance in the 1993 premiere episode of Fox TV's "Tribeca" landed him an Emmy Award. And to complete the Triple Crown, he was nominated for an Oscar® in 1993 for his portrayal of in “What's Love Got to do With It.”

Fishburne received another Emmy nomination for his portrayal of in the HBO adaptation of his one-man show, “Thurgood.” He originated the role in the 2008 Broadway debut of the play, earning a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor and winning Drama Desk and Outer Critics’ Circle Awards. In 2010, he reprised the role at Los Angeles’ Geffen Playhouse and the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.

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Over the past year, Fishburne appeared as Perry White in the film “Man of Steel” from director Zach Snyder, which premiered in June 2013. He also starred alongside in “The Colony,” a Sci-Fi Thriller directed by Jeff Renfroe, which was released in April 2013. Most recently, Fishburne wrapped production for “Ride Along,” directed by for release in 2014, and is set to executive produce and star in “The Right Mistake,” an HBO drama series from Fishburne’s Cinema Gypsy Productions and Fox Television Studios. In addition to these projects, Fishburne continues to appear on NBC’s drama “Hannibal” as Jack Crawford, head of the FBI’s Behavioral Sciences Unit.

In 2011, Fishburne appeared in Hallmark’s “Have a Little Faith,” a movie adapted from best-selling author Mitch Albom’s novel of the same name, in the role of Pastor Henry Covington. In September 2011, Fishburne starred alongside , Matt Damon, Marion Cotillard, and in ’s disease outbreak thriller, “Contagion.”

Fishburne’s screen credits include Nimrod Antal’s “Predators,” and the heist film “Armored.” In 2008 he joined the cast of the CBS' hit primetime show "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and signed a first-look production deal, via his Cinema Gypsy Productions, with CBS Paramount Network Television. Cinema Gypsy film credits include “,” “Five Fingers” and “Once in the Life.” Also in 2008, Fishburne was seen in the box office success “21,” alongside .

In 2006, Fishburne reunited with his “What’s Love Got to Do With It” co-star in “Akeelah & the Bee,” a performance that earned him a Best Actor Award at the 2006 Black Movie Awards. The film swept the show with three other wins, including Best Picture. Immediately following, he co-starred in ”Mission Impossible III,” and the acclaimed indie “Bobby,” for which he shared a Screen Actors Guild® Award nomination for Best Ensemble Cast.

On stage in 2006, Fishburne starred in Alfred Uhry’s drama “Without Walls,” directed by Christopher Ashley, at the Center Theatre Group’s Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles and was awarded Best Actor at the 17th Annual NAACP Theater Award. He then starred opposite Angela Bassett at The Pasadena Playhouse in August Wilson’s “,” breaking the Playhouse sales record with a sold-out run. In 2005, he starred in “Assault on Precinct 13,” and previous to that, was an integral part of the box-office sensations “,” “The Matrix: Reloaded” and “The Matrix: Revolutions.” He also appeared in Clint Eastwood’s critically acclaimed “Mystic River” and in “Biker Boyz.”

In 2000, Laurence made his directorial debut, in addition to starring in and producing “Once in the Life.” The screenplay, which he wrote, was based on the one-act play “Riff Raff,” in which Fishburne starred, wrote, and directed in 1994 and which received critical

10 praise and was brought to New York's Circle Rep Theater. Its initial Los Angeles run was the first production under his LOA Productions banner.

In 1999 he appeared at the Roundabout Theater on Broadway as Henry II in “.” In addition, he starred in and executive produced “Always Outnumbered,” directed by for HBO. In 1997, Fishburne received an Emmy nomination and an NAACP Image Award for his starring role in the HBO drama “Miss Evers’ Boys,” which he executive produced. Based on the true story of the Tuskegee Study, “Miss Evers’ Boys” was awarded five Emmys, including Outstanding Made for Television Movie and the coveted President’s Award, which honors a program that illuminates a social or educational issue.

Fishburne’s extensive film credits include Paul Anderson’s Event Horizon”; Bill Duke’s “Hoodlum,” which he starred in and produced; the action-comedy “Fled”; “,” making him the first African American to play the Moor in a major screen release; the original HBO film “,” for which he received an NAACP Image Award as well as Golden Globe, Emmy and CableACE nominations; “Bad Company”; ’s “Boyz in the Hood” and “,” which earned him an NAACP Image Award; “Searching for Bobby Fischer”; “”; “Just Cause”; and ’s Oscar®nominated “.”

Fishburne has been acting since he was 10, starting on "," before making his feature film debut at age 12 in “Cornbread, Earl and Me.” At 14, he was cast in a show for the Negro Ensemble Theater and accepted to the High School of Performing Arts and, at 15, appeared in the epic “.” Following that, he continued to rack up impressive credits, including the features “Class Action,” “King of New York,” “Red Heat,” “Nightmare on Elm Street 3,” “” and “,” and the telefilms "Decoration Day,” "For Us the Living” and "Rumor of War.”

Fishburne serves as an Ambassador for UNICEF. In 2007, he was honored by with an Artist of the Year Award for his outstanding contributions to American and International Performing Arts, as well as his humanitarian contributions.

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Crew

Director/Writer – William H. Macy

William H. Macy is an Oscar and Golden Globe nominee, and Emmy and SAG Award winning actor, and a writer in theater, film and television. He currently stars in the Showtime series “Shameless”. In addition, Macy is a founding member of the Atlantic Theater Company and his film credits include “Seabiscuit”, “The Cooler”, “Magnolia”, “Boogie Nights”, and “Wild Hogs”. “Rudderless” is William H. Macy’s feature directorial debut.

Writer – Casey Twenter

Casey Twenter is a screenwriter, director and graphic designer from Oklahoma City.

After nearly two decades of writing, designing, teaching and directing award-winning creative within the advertising industry, Twenter connected with William H. Macy on the spec script, “Rudderless”, which was penned in 2008 with writing partner Jeff Robison. Written with their hometown as a backdrop, Rudderless was filmed in and around Oklahoma City in the spring of 2013.

Twenter completed his first full-length feature film, “The Jogger”, in 2012. The indie thriller was also written and directed with Robison. “The Jogger” made numerous appearances at film festivals around the in 2013 and picked up honors as Best Narrative Feature at its World Premiere in the LA Indie Festival and received the Heartland Award at the Kansas City Film Festival.

Casey currently has several new feature screenplays in various phases of development.

Writer – Jeff Robison

Jeff Robison is a former high school coach and English teacher, but he's always harbored a life-long passion for movies, filming several in his back yard as a youngster before diving into his first screenplay 14 years ago, which piqued the interest of his current collaborator and writing partner Casey Twenter, who'd always wanted to write one himself.

After years of rejections and almosts, Jeff and Casey somehow snuck their script “Rudderless” into the hands of William H. Macy four years ago. While maneuvering through the turbulent waters of film business attempting to get the project off the ground, they were able to direct and produce another one of their scripts, “The Jogger”, and it even managed to win a couple of awards.

Jeff was ecstatic that they were able to film “Rudderless” in Oklahoma, the state in which he was born and still resides. Jeff is a father of two, husband of one, and has wanted to

12 participate in Sundance since he was knee high to a grasshopper. That means he's really, really excited to be here.

Producer – Keith Kjarval

Producer Keith Kjarval founded Unified Pictures in 2005 and immediately formed a studio that develops, produces, and finances independent features and are committed to producing thought provoking live as well as CG animated features. Kjarval kicked off Unified’s inaugural year with the acquisition and distribution of the multiple di Donatello (Italian Oscar) award-winning film “Don’t Move” (starring Penélope Cruz).

Kjarval then launched production on his debut film, “The Perfect Sleep”. Combining the moody visual splendor of with the psychological depth and intensity of a Dostoyevsky novel, Sleep was hailed by Time Out New York as “a marvel of budget- stretching innovation” and a “cross between ‘Zentropa’ and ‘Memento’ without the pretentiousness.”

In 2009, Kjarval produced David Rosenthal’s touching film “Janie Jones”, about a washed-up rock star forced to take responsibility for the daughter he never knew he had. The film, which stars , , and Alessandro Nivola, received the honor of being selected as a Gala Presentation at the 2010 Toronto Film Festival, where it received its world premiere.

Unified’s current slate, all of which Kjarval produced, includes the thriller “A Single Shot”, which premiered at the 2013 Berlin Film Festival as well as the 2013 and stars , , Kelly Reilly, and William H. Macy. Kjarval also recently wrapped “Decoding Annie Parker”, which stars Samantha Morton, , Rashida Jones, , and Alice . Kjarval worked as an Executive Producer on “The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete” directed by acclaimed filmmaker George Tillman Jr. and starring , , Jeffrey Wright, and . “Mister and Peter” premiered at Sundance in 2013.

Immediately following “Mister and Pete”, Kjarval produced the dark comedy “Trust Me”, directed by and starring Gregg, Sam Rockwell, William H. Macy, Amanda Peet, and .

Kjarval also recently executive produced “Welcome to Me”, which stars Kristin Wiig, , and was produced with and Adam McKay.

Kjarval's most recent film was the directorial debut of William H Macy entitled "Rudderless". Kjarval produced the film, which stars Billy Crudup, Anton Yelchin, Macy, Laurence Fishburne, Selena Gomez, and Felicity Huffman. The film will be making its

13 premiere at the 2014 Sundance film festival and will have the honor of being the closing night film.

Producer – Brad Greiner

In 2012, Brad Greiner founded Amberdale Productions, an LA based entertainment company producing boundary-pushing and thought-provoking films. Since Amberdale’s inception the company has had the opportunity to produce “Trust Me”, a dark comedy directed by Clark Gregg and starring William H.Macy, Sam Rockwell and Allison Janney. Amberdale is thrilled to follow this up with the Sundance premiere of “Rudderless”. Most recently, Greiner produced “Welcome To Me” alongside , starring , Will Ferrell and . Further to Brad’s passion for producing valuable film content, Brad is an actor and involved with a number of Internet tech start-ups. Brad Greiner's nonprofit work is focused on environmental causes and social awareness.

Director of Photography – Eric Lin

Eric Lin found his passion for visual storytelling while studying film criticism and sociology as an undergraduate at UC Berkeley. He went on to pursue his MFA in cinematography at New York University's Graduate Film Program. While there, he gained recognition for shooting Kit Hui’s short, “Missing”, which premiered in official competition at Cannes. He went on to shoot Bradley Rust Gray’s feature film, “The Exploding Girl”, which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, was distributed by Laboratories and was then nominated for an Independent Spirit Award.

Two of his feature films premiered to acclaim at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival: Andrew Semans’ darkly comic academic thriller, “Nancy, Please”, and “Stones in the Sun”, directed by Patricia Benoit which stars acclaimed writer, Edwidge Danticat in a film about Haitian refugees escaping the scars of political violence. “Stones in the Sun” won a Special Jury Mention for Best Director at Tribeca and was awarded an Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Diaspora Film.

He worked with director Olivia Silver on “Arcadia”, a feature film starring Academy Award Nominee , which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival where it was awarded the Crystal Bear for Best Film. Lin also shot ’s short film “Franklin and Matilda”, which features and . Lin’s feature work has taken him abroad to Hong Kong, Cuba, and Haiti. He has shot music videos for Gaslight Anthem, Asobi Seksu, a concert video for Madonna’s 2012 World Tour, as well as commercial projects for HP, DuPont, Mattel and SAP.

Editor – John Axelrad, A.C.E.

14 John Axelrad, A.C.E. recently finished editing “The Immigrant”, his third collaboration with director James Gray. The feature film, starring Marion Cotillard, , and , premiered in competition at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival and will be released by . Axelrad’s other films with James Gray (“Two Lovers” with Joaquin Phoenix and Gwyneth Paltrow, and “We Own The Night” with Joaquin Phoenix and ), also premiered in competition at Cannes (in 2008 and 2007, respectively). In between those films, Axelrad edited the thriller “Gone” for Lakeshore and , the “Something Borrowed”, starring Kate Hudson and , for and Warner Bros, and the romantic comedy “The Switch”, starring and . In 2009, Axelrad edited Fox Searchlight’s critically acclaimed “” (starring ) for director Scott Cooper.

Earlier credits for Axelrad include James Gunn’s horror/comedy ‘Slither”, directors Danny and Oxide Pang’s horror/thriller “The Messengers”, and Sony ’ horror/thriller “Boogeyman” and was also an additional editor on ’s “Stir of Echoes”, starring and Kathryn Erbe. In 2002, Axelrad served as editor on the and 11 episodes of CBS’ television series “Hack”.

Axelrad began his editing career mentored by some of the best editors in Los Angeles, including working as an assistant editor for Anne V. Coates, A.C.E. on “”, “Erin Brockovich”, and “Unfaithful”; Debra Neil-Fisher, A.C.E. on “Up Close and Personal”; and for Bruce Green, A.C.E. on “Home Alone 3” and “While You Were Sleeping”. He made the move to editor by cutting several independent feature films and television movies in between assisting jobs.

Original Songs by – SolidState (Simon Steadman/Charlton Pettus)

SolidState are Simon Steadman and Charlton Pettus. They are English and American. They have been signed to Elektra Records, Plum Records, and a significant percentage of the world's less scrupulous publishing entities. Their songs have been featured in movies like “Girl in Progress”, “Date and Switch”, “Failure to Launch”, “Slither”, “New York Minute”, “Fever Pitch”, “A Story” and “If Lucy Fell”. And TV shows like “Shameless”, “Big Brother”, “The Neighbors”, “Smallville”, “Charmed”, “” and “Crossing Jordan”. Not to mention “Teen Mom” and “16 and Pregnant”. And lots and lots of TV commercials. They have scored films like “Meth Head”, “Gravy”, “Heaven's Rain”, and “If Lucy Fell”. And are hard at work on “Crazy Bitches”.

Original Score by – Eef Barzelay

Eef Barzelay is best known as the leader of indie/alt-country band . Over the past 15 years he's released many records and has performed everywhere from to Ecuador. Clem Snide's song "Moment In the Sun" was used as the theme song for the

15 hit NBC show, “Ed.” He stumbled into film work with the 2007 Sundance hit "Rocket Science,” directed by Jeff Blitz. He's since scored several indie films including “Janie Jones” and “The Yellow Handkerchief.” He continues to write and record music at his home in Nashville, TN.

Production Designer - Chris Stull

Currently living and working in Louisiana, Chris Stull is a multifaceted production designer with twenty years of experience in the industry on such films as “Rudderless”, “Angels Sing”, “Beneath the Darkness”, “Puncture”, “Skateland”, and “Machete”.

Stull began his career in 1994 with the blockbuster hit “Reality Bites”, and then went on to work on film favorites “Rushmore” and “Miss Congeniality”, amongst others. Stull has been a long-time collaborator with , starting with part one of the “Spy Kids” series and again in 2005 on the critically acclaimed hit “Sin City” as Assistant Art Director. Stull then followed up as the Art Director on “The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D” and the set dresser on Rodriguez’s “Grindhouse”. In 2009, he worked as the Production Designer on the highly anticipated follow-up film “Machete”. Stull’s other designer credits include the films “Elvis and Anabelle”, “Puncture”, “Skateland”, which debuted at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, and “Angels Sing”, which headlined at the 2013 SXSW Film Festival. Stull most recently designed William H. Macy’s directorial debut “Rudderelss” starring Billy Crudup, Anton Yelchin, Felicity Huffman, Selena Gomez and Laurence Fishburne which will premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.

Stull is also a member of the Art Director’s Guild and holds a degree in Film Theory and Humanities from the University of at Boulder.

Costume Designer – Jillian Donaldson

Jillian has designed and styled extensively for independent films, fashion editorials & commercials, most recently for the feature film “Rudderless” directed by William H. Macy. Her feature film credits include: “Red on Yella, Kill a Fella”, “The Last Light”, “Cowgirls and Angels”, “Bringing Up Bobby”, “Theo”, and “Heaven’s Rain”.

Trained in the art of costume design at the University of Oklahoma, Jillian received her BFA in Theater Design. She got her start in New York City, assisting Celebrity Stylist Mark Holmes with work on various bands such as Death Cab for Cutie and The Lonely Islands. Jillian has five years experience styling wardrobe for commercials, music videos, & print ads for brands and clients such as Microsoft, Dell, Lacoste, Culligan, CMT, eFashion Solutions, and Century 21 Department Stores.

Currently, Jillian resides in Austin, TX and costumes on the Robert Rodriguez TV Series “From Dusk Till Dawn”.

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Casting Director – Mary Vernieu

Mary Vernieu has recently ventured into producing; and partnered up with writer, director, and actor Clark Gregg in their production company, Savage Bunny. “Trust Me” is their first feature debut. In addition to “The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete”, she has also executive produced “Supremacy”, “LUV”, and “Choke”, and has been a co- producer on “Least Among Saints” and “A Single Shot”.

As a casting director, Mary has cast over 200 features during her career. She has enjoyed long-standing working relationships with many acclaimed directors such as , David Ayer, David O. Russell, , and Robert Rodriguez. Mary’s company, Betty Mae, is named in a loving homage to her mother and grandmother.

In addition to her career in entertainment, Mary has also become a successful restaurateur. Her restaurant and wine bar Primitivo Wine Bistro has been a staple on Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice for over 10 years.

Casting Director – Michelle Wade Byrd

Casting Director and Los Angeles native Michelle Wade Byrd is proud to been a fixture at Betty Mae for the last seven years, collaborating with Mary Vernieu.

Some recent casting highlights include “Sin City: A Dame to Kill For,” “Pele” as well as the new TV Series “From Dusk Till Dawn.”

17 Main Titles

Directed by WILLIAM H. MACY

Written by CASEY TWENTER & JEFF ROBISON & WILLIAM H. MACY

Produced by KEITH KJARVAL

Produced by BRAD GREINER

Director of Photography ERIC LIN

Production Designer CHRIS STULL

Film Editor JOHN AXELRAD, A.C.E.

BILLY CRUDUP

ANTON YELCHIN

FELICITY HUFFMAN

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JAMIE CHUNG

with SELENA GOMEZ

and LAURENCE FISHBURNE

RUDDERLESS

BEN KWELLER RYAN DEAN PETER SPRUYT

Casting by MARY VERNIEU, C.S.A. MICHELLE WADE BYRD

Original Songs by SIMON STEADMAN CHARLTON PETTUS and FINK

Original Score by EEF BARZELAY

Music Supervisor LIZ GALLACHER

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Costume Designer JILLIAN DONALDSON

Executive Producers PATRICIA COX NATHAN KELLY WILLIAM H. MACY

Executive Producers AARON L. GILBERT JOHN RAYMONDS

Executive Producers JEFF ROBISON CASEY TWENTER BIRGIT STEIN RANDY WAYNE MARY VERNIEU

Executive Producers ALI JAZAYERI JACOB PECHENIK

Executive Producer JEFF JOHNSON

Co-Executive Producers MARGOT HAND KURT RAUER

Co-Producers TYLER JACKSON GARY MICHAEL SCHULTZ

20 Producer JEFF RICE

A Film by WILLIAM H. MACY

Additional Cast & Crew

JOEY BICICCHI STEVEN THIBAULT

NICOLAS D. HARVARD

NATHAN GARDOCKI

RACHEL JENSEN NICOLAS D. HARVARD

CHAD WITT

LIZ TRAINOR

21 MILES HEIZER ALEXANDRA LOVELACE BILLY CRUDUP CASEY TWENTER DAVID FLANNERY ERIC STARKEY KENNEISHA THOMPSON ALI MEYER LANCE WEST KEVIN OGLE LINDA CAVANAUGH JENNIFER SAVIDGE JAMIE CHUNG FELICITY HUFFMAN PHIL DEBERRY SELENA GOMEZ ALEX WEHRLEY TONY PAYNE PETER SPRUYT DREW POLLOCK JOEY BICICCHI MARCUS GUINN BOB KING KATE MICUCCI WILLIAM H. MACY TRAVIS LINVILLE MATTHEW STRATTON CHELSEY COPE TARA DILLARD ANTON YELCHIN BRAD GREINER MINNA BIGGS CASEY FRIEDMAN RYAN DEAN LAURENCE FISHBURNE

22 BEN KWELLER SUZANNE KRULL STACY CUNNINGHAM ZOE GRAHAM CHANDLER RYAN MICHELE RENE MOLLIE MILLIGAN

JODY STELZIG

SUZANNE KRULL

JOHANNA A. FACTOR

DAVE ISERN STACY MIZE PHIL BYRD JON ROMAN JEFF MARKS SHAD WYCKOFF

MATT KIRSCHNER

DAVID KIRSCHNER GRANT PROVENCE MOORE HUFFMAN

J.R. COOKE

SUNRISE TIPPECONNIE JIMMY HOLLINGSHEAD

23 TIM BARNETT SAM CALVIN

JON SHRYOCK KEITH BROWN BRANDON JONES JOEL NIX

REBEKAH BELL BEZHAN NAZARI BRENT MANNON JENNIFER HERBEL JAZZ BISHOP LANCE GILL JAMES KNOWLTON KYLE KEEGAN JD WOODS JONATHAN KOELSCH

STACEY WITTER

COLIN WARDE CHRIS HOLIK

JAMES DUNHAM SHARON TABB SHELLY D’APOLITO

RAVEN ZIMMER MEREDITH DONALDSON CAROLINE HORTON

OONA FLAHERTY JAMEY PRYDE TUCKER B. JONES TROY WILLIAMS

TORY AYERS AMBER WOODARD HOLLIE MEYER

24 DEVAN HANON TEMPLE TUCKER

JONATHAN GARDOCKI KYLIE SWANSON MATT GELLERT MICHAEL LLOYD

CHRIS BUTCHER NICHOLAS DUVARNEY SEAN COLLINS STRATTON FARRAR TONY DILLARD BILLY MCCARTNEY JEFF DUBRAY COLE

MARCEDES BIGHAM DIANE LECRONE AJ BROU EMILY LONG CHRIS BRUZA KIERAN MAHONEY TOREY BYRNE MICHAEL MCCLAIN CHARLIE CLARK MADI MARTIN KENZIE CLARK FRANCHESCA MCDOWELL CATHERINE COX STEVEN PATCHIN BRENT DOBBS AMANDA RAINEY JULIE EASTON DEMYILO RAY MATTHEW FLECK JAIME ROMAN MIKI GALLOWAY ASHLEY TABB KATIE GILLISPIE RYAN THOMAS LOGAN HEARD BUNEE TOMLINSON SARAH HOCH ERIC WALTMAN ELISE JENSWOLD ELIZABETH WOLFE MEGAN LADD

JACESON MANN MARISOL RONCALI CHRIS FREIHOFER, C.S.A. SARAH CLARK FREIHOFER CASTING TIFFANY FEESE ALLY GREER ALEX HAWTHORN TAYLOR SCHACKMANN

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TY DICKSON SEAN PATRICK EATON LORRAINE COMFORT

MEGAN CARTER ED HAMMERS DONALD ARTHAUD

JUSTIN CLENARD MIKAELA BLAKE LUKE SAWYER

Skywalker Sound a Ltd. Company Marin County, California

PETE HORNER

CHRISTOPHER BARNETT

MARSHALL WINN ERIK FOREMAN JONATHAN GREBER

FRANK RINELLA LUKE DUNN GIELMUDA RONNI BROWN JAMES SPENCER RON ROUMAS DANNY CACCAVO STEVE MORRIS JAMES AUSTIN

26 MARCO ALICEA JOHN COUNTRYMAN MICHAEL LEVINE CATHY SHIRK

TONY SERENO KEVIN BOLEN COREY TYLER

ERIC GOTTHELF TRAVIS MACKAY GORDON SPROULE NATHANIAL SUCKLEY WADE BARNETT

HOLLY DORFF HOLLY DORFF MOOSIE DRIER LEA GULINO JOHN C. STOREY TOM SCHANLEY MADELEINE WHITTLE

KATHLEEN HASAY ANDRE ZWEERS

MARK NEVERS BEECHHOUSE RECORDING NASHVILLE, TN

EEF BARZELAY

TONY CROW CAROL RABINOWITZ BYRON HOUSE PETE FINNEY BEN MARTIN JORDAN CARESS

BRAD HEINRICHS

27 DAVID KIRSCHNER

FOTOKEM

KOSTAS THEODOSIOU PAUL LAVOIE ERIC “WOODY” WOOD

TOM VICE JOHN NICOLARD DAN MUSCARELLA

TIM MONTIJO ELIZABETH JIE

UNIFIED PICTURES TIM MONTIJO ALEXA CAMERAS TECHNICALOGICAL CINEVIDEO SERVICES INTERSTATE HELICOPTERS HD AERIAL JON SHRYOCK LLC ENTERPRISE LEASING NATHAN GARDOCKI PRODUCTIONS

STEVE DAVIS MARK OLSON JOHN LA STACY KEETER ERIKA MALDONADO JANICE ROMERO RAMO LAW

ELSA RAMO TARA SATTLER LOUIS D’AGOSTINO

28 DOUG B. SCOTT AGENCY SCOTT H. LONG, CPA A-MAC PLACEMENT ANNE STIMAC GRAY HOUR PRODUCTIONS DAVE HANON EMILY MCFALL JOURNEY HOUSE TRAVER HULSE

BEN RUFFMAN STEVE GOLDSTEIN PAUL RUFFMAN LARRY OLMSTEAD SHAUN CLAPHAM TOM MCDOUGALL STEVE TOCCACELI

ERIN CHANNING

Music

BILLY CRUDUP, ANTON YELCHIN, BEN KWELLER & RYAN DEAN

HOME

STAY WITH YOU

29 REAL FRIENDS

OVER YOUR SHOULDER

WHEELS ON THE BUS

BEAUTIFUL MESS

SING ALONG

ASSHOLE

30 HOLD ON

DON’T YOU WORRY

The Trill Songs

WHORE IN THE MORNING

SHOULDER TO THE WHEEL

I DON’T GIVE A DAMN

GOT A LOT OF NERVE

BE BY YOU

31 DEVIL EYES

Other Songs

GIRLS THOUGHTS

LA POMME DE LAMO

SUNRISE

ELLA ARRESTO

SOFTLY (LIKE SWINE)

UN RATICO

THE WASHINGTON POST

STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER

32 1812 OVERTURE

ALREADY THERE

ALWAYS GOLD

Running Time

With Titles/Credits 1:45:17

Without Titles/Credits 1:38:52

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